Dripping

Pile - Dripping
Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 68 ratings
2012 Rank: #129
Liked by 9 people
October 23, 2012 / Release Date
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SnowyFighter
79

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After hearing Pile’s 2017 album A Hairshirt of Purpose, I HAD to hear more. I’ve had that shit on reeeeepeat it’s so earwormy. Dripping came a bit before, and is a really solid addition to their catalog that takes a bit of a different turn. It’s raw and it’s aggressive. I really enjoyed Baby Boy, hit has such an awesome switch up and the entire time I was hooked. Prom Song, Bump a Grape, and The Jones go hard. Good shit, and honestly I feel that these guys ... read more

LZGray
80

Don't really have a whole lot to say about this other than it's just a really good exercise in subtlety, displaying power without necessarily being too extreme.

SongOfTheFens
80

I feel like a lot of classic rock albums are anchored by 2-3 legendary songs that really give that album it's "classic" status. This isn't purely a phenomenon in rock music, but it was excessively common in the genre for many decades. It's usually the opener, closer or the end of the first side, sometimes it's all three, but for much of rock's history this structure persists; these are often the singles or the longest, most standout tracks: your ballads, extended jams, mythical ... read more

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Track List

  1. Baby Boy 
  2. So Hard
  3. The Browns
  4. Grunt Like a Pig
  5. Prom Song
  6. Bump a Grape
  7. Sun Poisoning
  8. Bubblegum
  9. Steve's Mouth
  10. The Jones

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Added on: December 17, 2012